- 101. Re: Dazed and confused in the north (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 1998 20:21:16 -0500 (EST)
- ** Bloody well right!! I have had to ask both Moss and VB to send by surface mail to avoid the outrageous U** handling fee. In fact, and to their credit, when Moss shipped by U** in error and were no
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00457.html (8,864 bytes)
- 102. Re: Dazed and confused no longer(still north) (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 1998 19:38:18 -0500 (EST)
- ** Hello from Nepean, Ontario: How do we slay the devil? ** <snip> I've now got a plan, and it seems to be far simpler than the UPS route. -- ' ' ' Great is the truth and mighty above all things; ( o
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00668.html (7,013 bytes)
- 103. Canada! (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 02:35:52 -0500 (EST)
- ** Zhamuner, Primeau, Sakic, Primeau. What, no LBC content..... sure is a a great day to be Canadian (that owns a 1960 MGA 1600 Roadster, still frozen solid and up on blocks, unfortunately)!!! Eric *
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg00927.html (6,548 bytes)
- 104. Re: bombardment (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 18:55:34 -0500 (EST)
- ** I thought it might be deja vu. Same problem here! Eric -- ' ' ' Great is the truth and mighty above all things; ( o o ) It endureth and is always strong; <--ooO--(_)--Ooo--> It liveth and conquere
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01029.html (6,789 bytes)
- 105. Re: MGA Floorboards (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 19:11:24 -0500 (EST)
- ** Both Moss and VB offer these (page 35, VB), (page 37, Moss). If you happen to get plans(including thickness), please let me and the list know. I believe both commercial sources are in the $200 (US
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01031.html (7,368 bytes)
- 106. Re: A-Antics [nice job Michigan] (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 19:34:10 -0500 (EST)
- ** Sean: I've heard of the A-antics book but have been unable to locate. Do you have an email or snail mail address? Eric ** -- ' ' ' Great is the truth and mighty above all things; ( o o ) It endure
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01118.html (7,428 bytes)
- 107. TDC - How do I determine (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 14:25:37 -0500 (EST)
- ** While we at this, can anyone describe to me how one determines when a cylinder is at TDC? I've been told that to get cylinder #1 at TDC I should remove the spark plug, insert my hand crank and cra
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01520.html (7,196 bytes)
- 108. TDC - Thanks (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 13:59:40 -0500 (EST)
- ** Just a quick note to thank all who replied to my TDC inquiry. Eric -- ' ' ' Great is the truth and mighty above all things; ( o o ) It endureth and is always strong; <--ooO--(_)--Ooo--> It liveth
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01569.html (6,470 bytes)
- 109. Frozen vacuum unit on dizzy (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 14:05:35 -0500 (EST)
- ** Spring is springing and all my thoughts turn to the "A". The replacement vacuum unit for the dizzy has arrived and is crying to be installed. Is this a difficult operation? Is there anyone on the
- /html/mgs/1998-02/msg01571.html (7,060 bytes)
- 110. Re: Mobil posters (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 15:34:52 -0500 (EST)
- ** Being a Canuk and therefor with no access to a Mobil I took matters into my own hands and contacted Mobil customer relations. They provided a pair of the small and large posters. They look great!
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00659.html (8,492 bytes)
- 111. Mobil Posters (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 1998 09:38:08 -0500 (EST)
- ** John, George, Charlie and all other on the list that want information on where to call to get the posters: The name of the person I spoke with I believe was S. Bolman (817-685-5627) or (SBolman@sa
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg00705.html (9,354 bytes)
- 112. Replacement stems for disk wheels (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 15:25:29 -0500 (EST)
- ** The MGA has a problem maintaining pressure in the right front tire. There are no obvious penetrations into the rubber and the rim is not dented. Seems to me that it could be a defective valve stem
- /html/mgs/1998-01/msg02362.html (7,274 bytes)
- 113. MGA Soft Top Help Needed (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 13 Dec 1997 15:21:07 -0500 (EST)
- ** I have just finished repairing the soft top and looks great! A local shoe repair shop suggested that I sand as much of the paint spotting off the top as possible. He gave me some industrial streng
- /html/mgs/1997-12/msg01015.html (8,395 bytes)
- 114. Cleaner for soft top windows (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1997 15:49:33 -0500 (EST)
- ** I would like to try and clean some stains off the windows of my MGA 1600 soft top kindly provided (at no extra cost I might add) by the PO. Has anyone had to effect a similar cleaning? I would be
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01338.html (7,215 bytes)
- 115. Time to order (and rebuild) rear suspension on MGA (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 09:57:50 -0500 (EST)
- ** The MGA is up on blocks for the winter and it seems like a good time to replace the entire rear suspension. I know you provided instructions on how to order and save on parts cost through you. Wou
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01449.html (7,666 bytes)
- 116. Re: Turn Signal problem (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 09:05:13 -0500 (EST)
- ** Tom: Had a similar situation with my 1960 MGA 1600. Evryone said it was the ground. After checking and cleaning all the ecelctrical contacts, including grounds, I decided to go to a local auto sho
- /html/mgs/1997-11/msg01593.html (8,683 bytes)
- 117. Stuck vernier (vacuum unit) on distributor (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 12:45:15 -0400 (EDT)
- ** In reassembling the engine (putting the distributor back in) I noticed that the vacuum adjusting vernier is seized and the vacuum unit itself will not budge. I suspect that this is not a good thin
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00020.html (7,045 bytes)
- 118. Re: Tachometer (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:30:47 -0400 (EDT)
- ** Same thing happened to me! Solution in my case was to slightly loosen off the retaining nut on the tach. The needle goes up/down with ease now. Give it a try! Eric -- ' ' ' Great is the truth and
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg00428.html (7,828 bytes)
- 119. metallic squeal?? (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 21:20:06 -0400 (EDT)
- ** Clutch rebuild, tranny rebuild, everything back in and tightened down. Now I have a high pitched squeal coming from somewhere up front in the MGA 1600. Any list suggestions on what I should be loo
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01228.html (7,246 bytes)
- 120. The squeal is history (I hope) (score: 1)
- Author: bk996@freenet.carleton.ca (Eric R. Stephen)
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 1997 13:43:31 -0400 (EDT)
- ** Thanks to Kai, George, Barney and Susan for your replies. Popped the hood and turned her over. Right away I could see that at least one fan blade was out of position. Bent it back in and in the pr
- /html/mgs/1997-10/msg01279.html (7,459 bytes)
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